Chapter 104 104. Love in the Cyber ​​Age, Marlene: Bullshit

Author: Yuyu Kuaidong

Chapter 104 104. Love in the Cyber ​​Age, Marlene: Bullshit

The night is as cool as water, but the office on the top floor of Universal is as warm as spring.

At the desk by the window, Sister Marlene was wearing a bright red embroidered cheongsam, writing something at her desk. Her hair was tied casually on the back of her head, and the part of long hair that was not tied up fell down on her shoulders. Her delicate profile was full of exhaustion.

She was really tired these days.

Every morning, she would accompany the monastery in disaster relief in Tseung Kwan O, responsible for the treatment of the wounded and the prevention of infectious diseases. At noon and afternoon, she would take charge of the Universal Group's relief work in Shin-Yokohama, distributing relief food and heating supplies.

For a large global company, donating something in a year of disaster is a double-edged sword—it can reasonably avoid some taxes and gain good reputation.

In the evening, everyone either rests or relaxes, but she is also busy dealing with personal matters and is extremely busy.

The window was half open, and the wind blew in casually, turning the papers on the table. Feeling the coolness on her face, Sister Marlene stopped what she was doing, stretched slightly, and shook off her fatigue.

's neck.

Looking dimly at the crystal chandelier under the ceiling, she analyzed the current situation.

In the winter of 269 Xinji, a snow disaster once again came to California. More than 20 cities in the entire southern empire were affected to varying degrees. Since there had been snow disasters in previous years, the people had some experience in dealing with them. The number of people who died directly due to the disaster was higher than in previous years.

Much less.

But because there were so many survivors, food prices soared far faster than in previous years.

In autumn, the price of 1kg of rice was 15 pence, and by early December it was 40 pence. Now in mid-December, the price of rice has reached its highest point in history, with an average price of 130 pence per kilogram.

A 1kg piece of toast bread also sells for 300p.

——Most people can’t afford a piece of bread for a day’s work.

The phenomenon of skyrocketing food prices has occurred in all states in the empire.

However, the states north of California are traditional grain-producing areas, and the disasters were not that severe. The imperial government did an effective job in disaster relief, and the cabinet was trying its best to collect grain and maintain the distribution of basic grain rations for disaster relief. Although large grain merchants were collecting grain,

There were endless levels of corruption among lower-level officials, but those states were legally firmly controlled by the empire.

Strictly regulate grain prices, deal with a group of officials, and investigate and deal with a group of businessmen. Overall, the situation is quite controllable.

But in California, which has a high degree of autonomy, imperial decrees have little deterrent effect.

If you want to attack California grain merchants, the affected areas are very wide, and there are too many people involved.

There are four largest ABCD grain merchants in California. Among them, ADM, the strongest one, is headquartered in North America. It is a giant multinational company and is not easy to move; Bunge and Cargill are local grain merchants, among which the boss of Cargill is a Tokyo native; Dreyfus

, headquartered in Tokyo...

Due to complex relationships and driven by common interests, soaring food prices are not a problem that can be solved with determination.

Even if the cabinet can really raise enough grain to participate in disaster relief, once this low-priced grain floods into the California market, it will be quickly sucked up like water poured on the sand. There are far more than the four major grain merchants participating in the grain collection.

, also includes every small citizen who has a little extra money on hand.

Disasters are difficult to save.

Right now we can only hope that if measures are taken properly, fewer people will die.

For Marlene, all the darkness in the world cannot arouse her compassion at all.

From childhood to adulthood, every winter she spent in the mountains of the northwest, she experienced scenes of life, separation, and death. Faced with the tragic situation of the lower class people in New Yokohama, she was mostly able to remain calm in her heart. Every life that disappeared, in her

It's just a number in my eyes.

This kind of indifferent mentality is exactly what Nance does not have.

As a person who came from peaceful times, it was difficult for him to watch countless people starve to death in front of his eyes, so he pestered Marlene to ask her to contribute to the issue of food prices. In addition to the food in front of him,

Regarding the price, it would be nice to have such a ruthless woman by his side to help with the dirty work in the future, so he would grab Marlene and not let go.

Marlene knew very well what he was thinking.

So she was very angry!

She needs a lot of money to build relationships and support the people in the village.

When she first came into contact with Nance, she thought that he could make potions and she could take advantage of him. But in the end, he made potions only a few times. She didn't get much benefit, but instead she lost a pair of high-end magic potion ingredients and half of the pot.

Give him a body...

Marlene, who has always wanted to be strong, suffered a huge loss from Nance.

This makes Marlene very depressed!

"Bitch, if you have any conscience, you'd better give Marlene the prescription for the unit's catalytic fluid..." She scolded Nance who was far away in Nanwan Town with her bulging cheeks. Sister Marlene picked up the pen again and bent down at the desk to prepare.

Work.

"Boom~"

There was a knock on the door.

"Aunt Marlene?"

"Come in."

The door opened, and a girl in her early twenties walked into the office.

She wore black trousers with no decorations like a tight skirt, and a brand new crisp white shirt. Her hair was not long, just enough to expose her neck. This outfit looked like a secretary, but in fact, her apparent identity was indeed that of Marlene.

secretary.

Her name is Theresia, the same surname as Marlene.

The weather was extremely cold. The fire in the room was burning, and the floor was covered with white bear fur. There was a faint smell from the part near the fire. The large white porcelain vase on the table was filled with yellow chrysanthemums, and the surface of the vase was slightly reflected.

Fire in the fireplace.

Sister Marlene, who works in such a warm world, is as beautiful as an eternal painting.

"Aunt Marlene, all the purchasing channels in the north have been contacted." Theresia came to the table with eyes full of amazement and saluted, "I sent the list you made to my uncle, and I will wait for him to submit it.

Once the batch of supplies is purchased, it will be enough for the village to survive until next spring, so you can relax a little bit."

Sister Marlene lowered her head and asked, "How much does he want?"

Theresia hesitated for a moment and said softly: "Two hundred million."

"You really dare to speak..." Sister Marlene rubbed her brows tiredly, lowered her head and said nothing.

The Garcia family is a very large one. They were exiled from Southern Europe all the way to East Asia. All the descendants and servants of the main family brought their families with them. Because they lost power in the internal fighting in the Holy See, most of the family's assets were misappropriated by their opponents.

When he came to East Asia, he was ostracized by local forces and could only survive in the barren northwest mountains.

Nearly twenty years have passed, and this once-prominent family still shines with glory only in people's occasional chats.

Theresia looked at her aunt with longing in her eyes.

When she was still in the village, Aunt Marian had a very strong character, meticulous and flexible mind. She was able to keep the entire village in order in her twenties, so that the elders in the clan could not find any faults.

Later, she was invited by Universal Group and came to Shin-Yokohama to become Universal Group's partner in California. She even supported the entire village by herself.

In Theresia's eyes, Aunt Marlene is the strongest woman in the world.

But in these years, Aunt Marlene has never returned to the village. In order to consolidate the position of the village's new leader, the former second wife, she often asks servants to privately spread some issues about her style in New Yokohama... Although Ma

Aunt Lian still has huge influence in the village. No matter how she behaves in private, even if ordinary people point at her, it is useless.

But Theresia still felt aggrieved for her.

The powerful and beautiful Aunt Marlene is not someone you bitches can criticize!

After a moment of silence, Sister Marlene put her arms flat on the table and said lazily: "I'm a little thirsty."

"I'll make you a cup of coffee." Theresa turned around and walked to the coffee pot to pour water. Sister Marlene said behind her, "Tell your uncle that the money will arrive tomorrow and ask him to be careful.

.”

"clear."

"It's okay to move some pocket money on your own, but if you are deceived by your opponent, you are stupid."

"Are you saying that my uncle will be bribed by his second wife?"

"It's not your turn to say this."

Theresia's hands trembled in fright. She looked back and saw that Aunt Marlene's beautiful and cold face showed no emotion at all.

"Understood."

She replied respectfully and returned to her desk with the coffee.

Sister Marlene took a sip of coffee, closed her eyes and leaned back in her chair to think about something. Theresa stood aside knowingly and waited for orders.

Two hundred million pennies has exceeded the amount of cash currently on hand, and the gap is as much as 80 million. To collect that much tomorrow, we can only temporarily divert part of Universal's public accounts. The relationship between her and Universal is a partnership

Because of her personal connections, she can get 20% of Universal Group's profits in California. If she temporarily embezzles a little cash, even if the senior management finds out, they won't say anything, as long as she makes up for it later.

But the money she can get every month is about 20 million, which will definitely not be able to fill the 80 million gap in a short time.

In addition, this year is about to end, and she has to spend thirty to forty million to recruit several highly respected bishops at the New Yokohama Monastery, asking them to recommend her to the Imperial Capital Monastery next fall... She is really short of money now.
To be continued...